Invizimals is here: master the monsters!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has issued the monster-hunting challenge of a lifetime: starting today, can you hunt down and capture over 40 weird and wonderful monsters in your own home or garden?

There’s a catch, though: you can only see these monsters - the Invizimals™ - with the help of your trusty PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) and its camera. Arriving in stores today, Invizimals is a handheld game with a difference: it uses the PSP camera to reveal virtual monsters in your own home as you wander the house, pointing the camera under sofas, into corners and behind curtains on your hunt.

And that’s just the half of it, once you’ve found and caught your Invizimals, you can battle them against your friends - with the aim being to win them all!

Finding Invizimals is half the fun. Look into your trusty PSP, which will show you the world through its camera – only this time, with Invizimals included. Listen to the Invizimals detector: a gadget in your PSP that clicks when these weird creatures are nearby. Use your PSP to look under things; behind things; high and low – until you’ve spotted your quarry.

You can find monsters wherever you are – at home, in the park or even on holiday! When you spot one, creep up to it and place your Invizimals magic card next to it. It’ll attract the Invizimal onto it so that you can make your capturing move.

Your PSP will tell you what to do next – you might need to grab it, tickle it, lure it or clap your hands to capture the Invizimal and add it to your collection.

Once you’ve caught a few, it’s time to challenge a friend to a fast and fun battle! Place your magic cards together and summon the Invizimal of your choosing. Each creature has different powers and attacks – so choose carefully and get battling.

When the fight is on, you can help your Invizimal with special moves: blow onto the camera to create a hurricane; shake your PSP to start an earthquake; cast a shadow over the battlefield to deploy a lightning strike.

You’ll have to think fast to win the day and your opponent’s Invizimal to add to your collection. Don’t worry if you lose, there are plenty more Invizimals to hunt down and collect. Where will you find the next one?

In stores today, Invizimals is a game that’ll put whole army of strange and wonderful monsters in your hands and let you have great fun battling them with your friends. Are you ready to master the Invizimals? Find out more at www.playstation.co.nz